SQL Server

Get and Set the Email Date (UTC/GMT)

Demonstrates the Chilkat Email.EmailDateStr property, which is the date/time from the Date header in the UTC/GMT timezone in RFC822 string form (for example, Fri, 10 Jul 2026 20:15:30 GMT). Setting this property updates the email's Date header. This example sets the date and reads it back.

Background: Every email carries a Date header whose format is defined by the internet message standards (RFC 822 / RFC 5322), looking like Fri, 10 Jul 2026 20:15:30 +0000. This same instant in time can be written relative to GMT/UTC or relative to a local timezone offset. EmailDateStr gives you the GMT/UTC view, while LocalDateStr gives the local-timezone view of the very same header.

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CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    --  Demonstrates the Email.EmailDateStr property.
    --  This is the date/time from the Date header in the UTC/GMT timezone,
    --  in RFC822 string form.  Setting it updates the email's Date header.

    DECLARE @email int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Email', @email OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @email, 'EmailDateStr', 'Fri, 10 Jul 2026 20:15:30 GMT'


    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @email, 'EmailDateStr', @sTmp0 OUT
    PRINT 'EmailDateStr = ' + @sTmp0

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @email


END
GO